John Deere 8850 VS Versatile 256 specs comparison

John Deere 8850

General Infos

Make	John Deere
Model	8850
Country	United states
Production	From 1982  Until 1988
Price	-
Tractor type	Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	John Deere 8850 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	20.8-42
AG rear tires	20.8-42
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	37,480 lbs or 17000 kg
Length	257.8 inches [654 cm]
Width	-
Height	-
Wheelbase	133 inches [337 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	19 feet [5.8 m]
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	955 ci or 15.7 L
Cylinders	8 cylinders
Engine power	370 hp or 275.9 kW
Engine RPM	2100 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	240 gal or 908.4 L
Oil capacity	51 qts or 48.3 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	John Deere 8850 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	3
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	625
Ground force	negative
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	110 amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	Quad-Range
Trans type	partial power shift
Trans gears	16 forward and 6 reverse
Clutch system	Perma-Clutch hydraulic wet discs

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	power wet disc
Cabin type	Sound-Gard cab with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	closed center constant-pressure
Valves	3 to 4
Pump flow	44 gpm or 166.5 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	45.5 gal or 172.2 L
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	269.77 hp or 201.2 kW
Fuel consumption	19.2 gal/hour or 72.7 l/hour
Pulling power	35,330 lbs or 16025 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	300 hp or 223.7 kW
Real power	303.99 hp or 226.7 kW
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	hydraulic wet disc
Rear PTO	independent
Rear PTO RPM	1000 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	19.3 gal/hour or 73.1 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	lower-link
Rear hitch	4/4N
Rear hitch lift	10,250 lbs or 4649 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

Versatile 256

General Infos

Make	Versatile
Model	256
Country	Canada
Production	From 1984  Until 1985
Price	41,000  USD
Tractor type	-
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Versatile 256 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	13.6x28
AG rear tires	13.6x28
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	8,700 lbs or 3946 kg
Length	-
Width	-
Height	112 inches [284 cm]
Wheelbase	86 inches [218 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	239 ci or 3.9 L
Cylinders	4 cylinders
Engine power	100 hp or 74.6 kW
Engine RPM	2500 (rpm)
Torque	250 lb-ft or 339.0 Nm
Torque RPM	1600 (rpm)
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	39 gal or 147.6 L
Oil capacity	-
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	-
Parts And Accessories	Versatile 256 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	2
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	580
Ground force	-
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	hydrostatic
Trans gears	infinite (3-range) forward and reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive	-
Steering	power
Braking system	-
Cabin type	Cab with heat and A/C
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	closed center
Valves	3
Pump flow	18 gpm or 68.1 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	5 gpm or 18.9 lpm
Tank capacity	8.5 gal or 32.2 L
Hydraulic pressure	2800 psi or 193.1 bar
Max flow	23 gpm or 87.1 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	-
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	84 hp or 62.6 kW
Real power	-
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	-
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	-

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	2/1
Rear hitch lift	4400 lbs or 1995 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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